The explosion at the chocolate factory late Friday night left seven dead as the families of those who were lost grieve.
in a small town in eastern Pennsylvania, officials said.
West Reading Borough Chief of Police Wayne Holben said at a press briefing just after 9 p.m. that rescue workers had found the bodies earlier in the evening and that they are believed to be the remaining two individuals who were listed as missing earlier in the day. Their identities will be confirmed by the Berks County Coroner’s Office, he said.
Earlier, Kaag confirmed to The Associated Press that the fifth body was found Sunday morning by first responders. “This does not mean they are slated for demolition or uninhabitable,” she said. “Simply that there will still be work happening around them as we proceed and they will need to be looked at further by structural engineers.”
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